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  1. Vomiting policy

    chasinRT replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    Teachers here would like it to be 24 hours. I use common sense and eval on a case by case basis. I'm sure I'm often the topic of conversation in the teacher's lounge. I'm pretty sure some of them...

  2. Cough drops

    chasinRT replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I don't keep cough drops. I will dole out parent-provided with a permission slip, but generally send a few to the classroom for the teacher to keep. I don't like the idea of a kid roaming the halls...

  3. Anywhere in NY pay school nurses well?

    chasinRT replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Does anyone, anywhere, pay school nurses well? My pay is a joke but the time off is pretty

  4. Do you send a Head lice reminder to staff?

    chasinRT replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Ugh. I am not sure which are worse: lice or people. I am trying so hard to educate. It's very difficult to overcome social media. One of my principals asked me yesterday to go speak to the school...

  5. Missed a fracture.

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I had a kid last week that fell off playground equipment and came in complaining of pain in her elbow. No outward signs of fracture but continued to complain of pain. Called her mother, she picked...

  6. Drug Resistant Head Lice May Soon be Creeping into a School Near You!

    chasinRT replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    I found a research study that showed that this product did, indeed, work when used as

  7. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    chasinRT replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    "My bra came undone and I can't reach it to fix it", and "I got muddy at recess" and "I broke my flip flop" all in one day, and all sent down by teachers. Also a stomach ache exactly four minutes...

  8. Taking a lunch break

    chasinRT replied to thelittlenurs's topic in School

    My supt said I have to take a lunch break and I can do so any time between 10 and 2. That being said, if I do, I get behind and leave late at the end of the day which I don't want to do. One of the...

  9. Please help - diaper issues

    chasinRT replied to mc3's topic in School

    I'm facing this now with a new student. The student also self-caths. He has to do it at lunchtime, when I am also dealing with diabetic students/dosage calculations. When I finished with him...

  10. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I love dreams! Especially ones like this! Back when I worked as a nurse manager, I used to dream all the time that we were shorthanded so I took patients (which actually happened a lot) and got so...

  11. Countdown Time

    chasinRT replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    I do 2 days before students, optional 2 days after, 180 student

  12. Emergency communication from staff

    chasinRT replied to Windchaser22's topic in School

    I got a call to bring a wheelchair for a student who fell from the merry-go-round and couldn't move her legs. I am thinking, of course, that if she can't move her legs we sure as heck aren't going to...

  13. Countdown Time

    chasinRT replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    After

  14. End of year meds?

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    Do you folks send meds home with elementary-age kids at the end of the year? A school-nurse checklist that I got somewhere (new school nurse orientation?) has "send meds home with written parent...

  15. End of year meds?

    chasinRT replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Haha!!! Me too! Leaving a cloud of dust that says SEE YA IN

  16. End of year meds?

    chasinRT replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Not to mention little siblings, the kiddos mommy babysits

  17. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    chasinRT replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    A second grader came in because she was running, and while she was running, her necklace was bobbing up and down and hit her on the cheek. Like this.

  18. where are you from

    chasinRT replied to SchoolNursey's topic in School

    Me too!!! 10 more days of school and then I am headed to the Beach

  19. Happy school nurse's day!

    chasinRT replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Flowers from a kiddo's mom, two hanging baskets, a hand soap, lunch, a gift card and cash! Best nurse's day ever! Nice cards and a decorated door

  20. Do you notice trends with your student visits?

    chasinRT replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Lost teeth. None for a week, then three in a

  21. Sharps vs. Not Sharps

    chasinRT replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    I would toss it in a sharps container. Technically it's not biohazardous because it hasn't pierced human flesh, but if someone somehow got stuck with it (I know, pretty unlikely) at the landfill or...

  22. So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    chasinRT replied to fetch's topic in School

    Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your insight with the

  23. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Dear Playground Supervisor: CAN'T move her legs is much, much different than WON'T move her legs...especially when she is standing on said

  24. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    May 26th here...we're in the

  25. School Year 2015/2016: Who's in?

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm in. Second year was soooo much better than the